[GreenKeys] [Bulk] Re: [OT] Speaking of ancient Xerox stuff...

[Ed Sharpe Archivist for SMECC via GreenKeys]

yea.....   remember   these also.... but  when someone said   xerox  altos  
i automatically  dropped the  s  off  the  name.... 
but   yes...    both of these   were  from   my  era in the  biz. 
and  it was a glorious  era! 
Ed  Sharpe  
Altos  Computer Systems was founded  in 1977 by David G. Jackson and Roger 
William Vass Sr. It focused on small  multi-user computers, starting with 
multi-user derivatives of _CP/M_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CP/M) , and 
later including _Unix_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix)  and _Xenix_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenix) -based machines. In its  1982 _initial public  
offering_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Initial_public_offering)  on 
_NASDAQ_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASDAQ) , the company raised $59M.  
Thereafter the company's stock was traded under the symbol ALTO._[1]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altos_Computer_Systems#cite_note-EofM-1)  
Coming  under increasing pressure from competitors in the server market, 
such as _Compaq_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compaq)  and _Sun Microsystems_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Microsystems) , Altos  posted a $5M loss 
(its first ever) in the _fiscal year_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiscal_year)  ending in June, 1989._[2]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altos_Computer_Systems#cite_note-latime-2)  In the aftermath, Altos was acquired  by 
_Acer_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acer_Inc.)  in 1990 for $94M,_[3]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altos_Computer_Systems#cite_note-Tolentino2013-3)  
although mostly for its US distribution  channels rather than its 
technology._[2]_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altos_Computer_Systems#cite_note-latime-2) 
_[4]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altos_Computer_Systems#cite_note-Yeung2003-4)  Shortly before this acquisition, there  were about 128,000 Altos 
systems installed throughout the world._[2]_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altos_Computer_Systems#cite_note-latime-2) 
 
 
In a message dated 4/1/2015 2:20:12 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,  
jdangus at att.net writes:

On  4/1/2015 11:24 AM, Jones, Douglas W wrote:
> They were the Alto, not  Altos
Oops. I should have known that.

--  
Jeff-1.0
wa6fwi
http://www.foxsmercantile.com

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